Neither Trooper said anything about the Escort radar detector on my windshield during either stop.E10 wrote:Maybe somebody could make a cell phone that doubles as a radar detector. Oh, yeah, that's probably something for another forum.03Lightningrocks wrote: They pulled me over because they thought I had a radar detector. My cell phone was laying on the dash and they saw the light from it.
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- Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:07 am
- Forum: New to CHL?
- Topic: Proper etiquette
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Re: Proper etiquette
- Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:51 am
- Forum: New to CHL?
- Topic: Proper etiquette
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Re: Proper etiquette
Well, it happened to me this week (x2). The family and I were on a vacation trip to the Davis Mountains (Indian Lodge, snorkelling in Balmorhea). The S&W 642 was in my front cargo pocket of my shorts in a Nemesis holster. I was pulled over on Highway 17 in the mountains between Balmorhea and Fort Davis by a very polite DPS Trooper. Unrolled the window, 2 hands on the wheel, handed him my CHL, DL, and Insurance card. He said he pulled me over for no front license plate and for going 62 in a 55 (?). Probably just the front plate. He quietly asked if I "had my pistola", to which I replied "yes sir". He told me when he handed my licenses back that he spoke that way so as not to necessarily let my kids know I was carrying since he didn't know if I had filled them in (I haven't told them -- a 10 and 12 yr old, despite my warnings, would probably tell their friends). Gave me 2 warnings and sent me on my way.
Driving back home via the same route, I was pulled over again for no front plate. This time, I asked the trooper if there was something going on. He was down from San Angelo working a "special task force". I didn't ask the reason, he didn't offer. My guess is that they are pulling people over in that region for front plates, failure to signal, etc., and then checking for illegals, drugs/gunrunning, etc., since it seems to be a problem down in that part of the state from news reports. Again, I gave him all the credentials, he asked if and where I was carrying. I told him I was, he asked what I chose to carry, and we had a brief discussion. He said he always asks CHL holders out of curiousity mostly, and thanks them for taking on the responsibility of protecting themselves and their families. Off again with just a warning.
2 good encounters this week (if getting pulled over and then made fun of by your kids classifies as good).
Cheers.
Driving back home via the same route, I was pulled over again for no front plate. This time, I asked the trooper if there was something going on. He was down from San Angelo working a "special task force". I didn't ask the reason, he didn't offer. My guess is that they are pulling people over in that region for front plates, failure to signal, etc., and then checking for illegals, drugs/gunrunning, etc., since it seems to be a problem down in that part of the state from news reports. Again, I gave him all the credentials, he asked if and where I was carrying. I told him I was, he asked what I chose to carry, and we had a brief discussion. He said he always asks CHL holders out of curiousity mostly, and thanks them for taking on the responsibility of protecting themselves and their families. Off again with just a warning.
2 good encounters this week (if getting pulled over and then made fun of by your kids classifies as good).
Cheers.